‘Pig butchering’ scammers target BBC reporter – BBC World Service

It started with a direct message on Instagram. Jessica was an attractive 36-year-old woman looking for romance. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 The BBC’s Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy suspected it was a scam but wasn’t sure what kind. In the end, “Jessica’” turned out to be a “pig butchering” scammer. These fraudsters … Read more

Scammed by the fake Chinese police – BBC Trending, BBC World Service

Chinese people around the world are being targeted by an elaborate scam in which criminals pretend to be Chinese police. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 A British Chinese woman has told BBC Trending how she handed over life savings in the belief that she was paying bail in order to avoid extradition … Read more